Police investigate robbery at Lovejoy business

Published: Monday, May 12, 2014 at 05:55 PM.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Police are investigating reports that a couple were held at gunpoint and robbed at a business on Lovejoy Road late Saturday night.

When officers arrived at Advanced Appliances shortly after 10 p.m. the owner and his girlfriend reported a man with a gun had forced them into the office and demanded money from the safe, said Capt. Bill Royal with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department.

The suspect then fled with all the cash from the safe, the couple told police.

When officers arrived at the scene, they determined the couple had not been injured and immediately began searching the area, Royal said.
No suspects had been located by Monday evening.

“I just can’t believe something like this could happen in our neighborhood,” said Dee Delaney who lives down the street. Her son owns the business and had a gun held to the back of his head during the robbery, she said. “It’s horrible.”

Delaney said she is concerned about the level of crime in the area where she lives.

“We need some attention paid to some things that are going on over here.”

The suspect was described as a man wearing a hood, a long-sleeved black shirt, black pants and black shoes, according to police.

Investigators were still working to determine whether any surveillance footage exists, Royal said.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Detective Sgt. Matt Holt or Detective Brandon Chapin with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department at 833-9546.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Police are investigating reports that a couple were held at gunpoint and robbed at a business on Lovejoy Road late Saturday night.

When officers arrived at Advanced Appliances shortly after 10 p.m. the owner and his girlfriend reported a man with a gun had forced them into the office and demanded money from the safe, said Capt. Bill Royal with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department.

The suspect then fled with all the cash from the safe, the couple told police.

When officers arrived at the scene, they determined the couple had not been injured and immediately began searching the area, Royal said.
No suspects had been located by Monday evening.

“I just can’t believe something like this could happen in our neighborhood,” said Dee Delaney who lives down the street. Her son owns the business and had a gun held to the back of his head during the robbery, she said. “It’s horrible.”

Delaney said she is concerned about the level of crime in the area where she lives.

“We need some attention paid to some things that are going on over here.”

The suspect was described as a man wearing a hood, a long-sleeved black shirt, black pants and black shoes, according to police.

Investigators were still working to determine whether any surveillance footage exists, Royal said.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Detective Sgt. Matt Holt or Detective Brandon Chapin with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department at 833-9546.